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re: Calling All Nurses
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:25 pm to AFtigerFan
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:25 pm to AFtigerFan
AFtiger I am referring to state legislation. BSN requirement is magnet driven and a pipe dream at best for most facilities.
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Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:30 pm to jennBN
I am a nurse recruiter in NJ. med surg low forties per hour. Spec a little more
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:31 pm to jennBN
The magnet status stuff is such a load of crap. So frustrating. Our hospital finally realized they don't have a chance in hell ever obtaining magnet status and has taken back their application for it.,..but still going forward with making us all BSN by 2020.
I've come to realize that hospital admins don't give a shite about their nurses. We are easily replaceable so why treat us fairly? Many of the older nurses are pissed off about this mandatory BSN stuff and will just retire early come 2019 instead of going back to school. Can't say I blame them....30 plus years of being good enough and all of a sudden you no longer are qualified?
I've come to realize that hospital admins don't give a shite about their nurses. We are easily replaceable so why treat us fairly? Many of the older nurses are pissed off about this mandatory BSN stuff and will just retire early come 2019 instead of going back to school. Can't say I blame them....30 plus years of being good enough and all of a sudden you no longer are qualified?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:33 pm to lsunurse
Funny in NJ BSN no big deal. Stress is on expereince in your speciality
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:34 pm to JEAUXBLEAUX
Yeah we were hoping to be grandfathered in if you had so many years of experience....nope
Posted on 4/9/15 at 8:55 pm to lsunurse
This thread makes me SO glad I live in Houston area.
Anyone shows me the door for not having a BSN I will politely chuckle. And be back agency in 6 weeks to 6 months.
Anyone shows me the door for not having a BSN I will politely chuckle. And be back agency in 6 weeks to 6 months.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:05 pm to GalvestonTiger12
As others have said, she needs to pursue a BSN. Many specialties won't even let you into their programs without it. There are many different areas in which to work, and that is a wonderful advantage to the profession. I have specialized and no longer work in the hospital setting, but would highly recommend that she start there to get the varied experience that she will need. She can then build on that experience and will know which direction she wants to go. I left the ER after several years to have a better schedule for my kids' extracurricular activities. I went to home care from there, thinking that it would be low tech and boring. I loved it and can tell you that it requires more critical thinking and assessment skills than most practice areas, because of the autonomy and high acquity of the patients who are sent home. i've been working throughout the southeast for the past several years and can tell you that RN salaries in BR are not nearly as good as even the surrounding towns in LA. Good luck to both of you.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:16 pm to GalvestonTiger12
I got my B.S. in Kinesiology at LSU, worked 4 years at Pennington Biomedical in research, then went through Our Lady of the Lake's Accelerated ASN program in New Orleans. 10 months and I got an ASN. Took the NCLEX and 2 months later was working in the ED at Ochsner Main Campus. Tuition for that program was roughly $20,000 including fees and textbooks.
As far as base salary, I think I started out at $22.50/hr with $3/hr evening differential and $5/hr weekend differential. Worked 11a-11p shift for a few months then eventually 7a-7p with about 8-16 hrs overtime/week. Took home around $75,000 before taxes that year. Work in the ICU at Ochsner now and make $29/hr plus differentials, and now I'm working some night shifts which is an extra $5/hr. LSUHSC in New Orleans offers a program to get a BSN in as little as 18 months (or at least this was the case 4 years ago) for those who already have a bachelor's degree. Not sure if Our Lady of the Lake still offers their accelerated program.
How old is your wife? Does she want to further her career in the future. It's OK money for a part time gig, but we as RNs definitely do not get compensated fairly for the work we do (or at least ED and ICU RNs). There's a lot of bullshite you have to put up with, mostly from patients and families. Really never had any problems with the physicians and residents I work with...actually enjoy working with them. I'm currently paying an extra $8K to get my BSN online so I can apply to CRNA school...wish I would've just done the LSU 18 month BSN program and got it over with.
As far as base salary, I think I started out at $22.50/hr with $3/hr evening differential and $5/hr weekend differential. Worked 11a-11p shift for a few months then eventually 7a-7p with about 8-16 hrs overtime/week. Took home around $75,000 before taxes that year. Work in the ICU at Ochsner now and make $29/hr plus differentials, and now I'm working some night shifts which is an extra $5/hr. LSUHSC in New Orleans offers a program to get a BSN in as little as 18 months (or at least this was the case 4 years ago) for those who already have a bachelor's degree. Not sure if Our Lady of the Lake still offers their accelerated program.
How old is your wife? Does she want to further her career in the future. It's OK money for a part time gig, but we as RNs definitely do not get compensated fairly for the work we do (or at least ED and ICU RNs). There's a lot of bullshite you have to put up with, mostly from patients and families. Really never had any problems with the physicians and residents I work with...actually enjoy working with them. I'm currently paying an extra $8K to get my BSN online so I can apply to CRNA school...wish I would've just done the LSU 18 month BSN program and got it over with.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:34 pm to GalvestonTiger12
Actually it's a good field to go into. My so is in grad school to be a nurse practitioner. Basically she can do anything with that. The pay is good and its one of those jobs that will have a shortage of people once she is done.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:44 pm to dgnx6
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My so is in grad school to be a nurse practitioner. Basically she can do anything with that
… except prescribe controlled substances.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 9:59 pm to GalvestonTiger12
Ive got my ADN. will finish BSN in october. only takes a year online. ive never had a problem finding a job here in louisiana.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:07 pm to Crescent Connection
I did OLOL accelerated ASN as well. which ICU do you work at for Ochsner?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:13 pm to chilge1
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except prescribe controlled substances....
Sure she can, depending on the state of practice
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:28 pm to WILDTURKEYisgood
quote:Surgical ICU at main campus. Graduated OLOL's summer 2011 program at Tulane. You?
which ICU do you work at for Ochsner?
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:44 pm to Crescent Connection
Neuro ICU at main campus graduated olol summer program in 2012 at EJ... just moved here from shreveport. started out in sicu there.
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 10:45 pm
Posted on 4/9/15 at 10:52 pm to lsunurse
longtime RNs know that this comes up every now and again--- it's been going on for years-----ADN is a great start! Like I said before, the pendulum swings, just like the nursing shortage does---it's all cyclic.
Posted on 4/9/15 at 11:08 pm to CaliforniaTiger
Like Ive stated before I have a good job right now and it pays the bills. with a daughter and needing another income to help with some financial breathing room ADN is the best option as of right now.
She told me she would like to work for a pediatrician or a gynecologist due to her love for children which i believe she would need a BSN for??
why are the classes $4500 a semester? does that seem high especially for BRCC? Im trying to find the cheapest tuition cost due to the fact that I am not sure if the financial aid would cover the whole amount.
and I heard that Baton Rouge General offers a program as well... is that worth looking into?
Also does Obamacare screw everything up for the medical field?
She told me she would like to work for a pediatrician or a gynecologist due to her love for children which i believe she would need a BSN for??
why are the classes $4500 a semester? does that seem high especially for BRCC? Im trying to find the cheapest tuition cost due to the fact that I am not sure if the financial aid would cover the whole amount.
and I heard that Baton Rouge General offers a program as well... is that worth looking into?
Also does Obamacare screw everything up for the medical field?
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 11:11 pm
Posted on 4/9/15 at 11:28 pm to GalvestonTiger12
I already posted about BRG's nursing program. It's a diploma program and where I got my nursing diploma from. Very good program for just a diploma program. Lots of clinical experience and the instructors were awesome. They always have a high pass rate for the NCLEX as well( they went like 10 years in a row with 100% pass rate).
Program is a 2 year program that starts every January. You go spring, summer, fall, spring and back in the fall to graduate in December. You are in class everyday from like 8 am until 3-4 pm M-F so it makes working another job around it a challenge.
Nursing programs are in demand....so you are gonna pay $$$ for them. My online RN to BSN program will cost like 18k-20k for an only 14-18 month program.
Program is a 2 year program that starts every January. You go spring, summer, fall, spring and back in the fall to graduate in December. You are in class everyday from like 8 am until 3-4 pm M-F so it makes working another job around it a challenge.
Nursing programs are in demand....so you are gonna pay $$$ for them. My online RN to BSN program will cost like 18k-20k for an only 14-18 month program.
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 4/9/15 at 11:33 pm to lsunurse
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Program is a 2 year program that starts every January. You go spring, summer, fall, spring and back in the fall to graduate in December. You are in class everyday from like 8 am until 3-4 pm M-F so it makes working another job around it a challenge.
It sounds great but im not sure if it will work at the moment will have to look into it though.
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Nursing programs are in demand....so you are gonna pay $$$ for them
Yea it just was a shock to me
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My online RN to BSN program will cost like 18k-20k for an only 14-18 month program.
Thats alot of money Thanks again i much rather have advice from you and other nurses than an advisor at a college
This post was edited on 4/9/15 at 11:35 pm
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